10Functions and powers of Council

10 Functions and powers of Council (1) Without limiting section 9, the primary functions of the Council are to: (a) approve the mission and strategic direction of the Institute; and (b) oversee and monitor the academic activities of the Institute, including in particular the performance and outcomes of the activities; and (c) establish policy and procedural principles consistent with legal requirements and community expectations; and (d) oversee the management of the Institute, including by: (i) reviewing the management practices and performances; and (ii) reviewing and monitoring the performance of the Director; and (iii) approving the budget and business plan; and (iv) approving significant commercial activities and assessing risk arising from those activities; and (e) monitor systems of accountability implemented by the Institute; and (f) oversee and monitor the assessment and management of risk across the Institute; and

Part 3 Administration of Institute Division 1 Council Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education Act 1999 8 (g) establish a system for dealing with grievances of students and staff and publish details of the system and the procedures to be followed; and (h) regularly review delegations under this Act. (2) The Council has the powers necessary to perform its functions. (3) The Institute is taken to have done a particular act or thing if the act or thing is done: (a) by the Council; or (b) by a person or entity in the name of, or on behalf of, the Institute with the express or implied authority of the Council.